Can you say stagflation!

By David Stockman That was fast. Two weeks ago the Goldilocks Economy was being feted (again) from one end of Wall Street to the other. Today, however, January’s in-coming data brought a 6.7% annualized CPI rate and a negative 3.1% annualized retail sales print. Can you say stagflation! The robo machines certainly did when the Dow futures reversed by more than … Read more

Florida Shooting

by benogan3 Girl interviewed at 3:46 PM on WSVN just said they had a fire drill last week, then in the same interview she said she graduated previously but was just back today to visit a teacher. Keeping a close eye on this one. What a horrible thing to do. The monsters name is Nicholas Cruz. He … Read more

Clive Maund: Mom & Pop Get Lynched

by Clive Maund via Streetwise Reports You’ve got to feel sorry for poor old Mom & Pop—after about eight or nine years of sitting on the sidelines, they finally get conned into venturing into the stock market at last, only to get promptly lynched. Somebody’s got to get left holding the bag, right? On 29th January it was … Read more

What the @#$! Just Happened?!

by John Del Vecchio We’re only about five weeks into the year and one of my 2018 predictions is already coming true. The thing is, it was an easy one – though it’s always nice to be proven right. I predicted that volatility would rise in 2018 after years of middling action. And rise it did. … Read more

Psych Meds Linked to 90% of School Shootings. MSM Never Covers this because it Messes with Big Pharma's Cash Cow

by OT-GOD http://www.wnd.com/2012/12/psych-meds-linked-to-90-of-school-shootings/ Some 90 percent of school shootings over more than a decade have been linked to a widely prescribed type of antidepressant called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs, according to British psychiatrist Dr. David Healy, a founder of RxISK.org, an independent website for researching and reporting on prescription drugs. https://www.cchrint.org/school-shooters/ Fact: At least … Read more

Big Reset Looms for Corporate Credit Market

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Market still blows off Fed, Treasury selloff, and volatility in stocks. “Leveraged loans,” extended to junk-rated and highly leveraged companies, are too risky for banks to keep on their books. Banks sell them to loan mutual funds, or they slice-and-dice them into structured Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) and sell them to … Read more

Reality Check: Will Sanctions Against North Korea Really Work? Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has killed 10,000 civilians in Yemen and hardly anyone has said a word.

Ben Swann is back! Here he discusses the hypocrisy of the US’s foreign policy and how they selectively target certain countries and ignore others. “As bad as the NK government is, they don’t invade other countries, nor do we have reports of NK invading other countries.” https://youtu.be/qGLGF5rhJmw While the Korean people celebrate humanity at the … Read more

Retail Sales, Inflation Add Fuel to Fed’s Rate-Hike Trajectory, Treasuries Dive as Yields Surge

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter But something funny happened on the way to the headlines. In describing the retail-sales data released today, words like “slumps” and “declines” kept cropping up in the headlines. This referred to the seasonally adjusted month-over-month data, so the percentage change from December retail sales (peak holiday selling season) to January retail … Read more

Democrats Expecting To Roll Over Republicans In 2018 Need To Look At These Numbers

by Chris Black   According to a fresh-from-the-oven Politico-Morning Consult poll, the Republicans already overtook Democrats heading into midterms on a generic congressional ballot. This marks a premiere for the GOP , being the first time since April last year when more voters (39 percent respectively) prefer a GOP candidate, vs 38 percent opting for … Read more

Trump just ENDED the Most RIDICULOUS POLICY in AMerican History – Snowflakes Melt Nationwide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNU9kw9Bypc Hank Berrien for the Daily Wire reports, The Department of Education has decided it will not investigate or interfere if transgender students complain they are barred from bathrooms that match their chosen gender, according to Buzzfeed News. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.dailywire.com/news/27058/…    

INFLATION SURGE… REPORT: Trump endorses gas tax hike

Consumer prices jump much more than forecast, sparking inflation fears The Consumer Price Index, a key indicator of inflation trends, jumped 0.5 percent in January, well above market expectations. Markets reacted sharply to the news, with stocks sliding and government bond yields rising. The Fed is watching inflation closely, so the report could add fuel … Read more

Those who believe the economy is about to lift off have it ass backward. The economy is on its final legs.

Authored by Mike Shedlock via The Maven Interbank lending took a historic dive. Readers ask “What’s happening?” Let’s investigate. Note: The led-in chart in this article is inaccurate. For details please see Interbank Loan Series Update: Message From “Fred” However, the message that follows, still applies. Here is a better chart to reflect on. What’s going … Read more

It's Not Just Bitcoin — 'This Is The Everything Bubble'

by SP It’s not just bitcoin — ‘this is the everything bubble,’ analyst Peter … Bitcoin activity suggests risk aversion is picking up, Peter Boockvar warns from CNBC. CNBC–2 hours ago “This is the everything bubble generated by seven years of zero interest rates and negative interest rates overseas and massive amounts of money printing. It shows … Read more

A 400 Year Chill in the Air

Article in Wired Magazine details the cooling in 1000 AD transition form warm to cold by English monks and the changes in society that occurred because of that shift in solar output. All the while the UK Met Office puts out a report that the globe will warm by 1.0C over he next 5 years, … Read more